Albula virgata

Albula virgata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Albulidae
Genus:	Albula
Species:	A. virgata
Binomial name
	Albula virgata; D.S. Jordan & E.K. Jordan, 1922

Albula virgata[1] is a species of marine fish found in the Hawaiian Islands. It is known commonly as the longjaw bonefish. They grow up to 32 cm (13 in).

Taxonomy

Albula virgata was first described by the American ichthyologist David Starr Jordan and his son Edward Knight Jordan in 1922. For decades, it was considered a synonym of either Albula vulpes or Albula neoguinaica.[2][3] It was eventually recognized as a species distinct from Albula argentea.[4]

Description

Albula virgata is similar to A. argentea and A. oligolepis in length of the upper jaw, but differs in having fewer vertebrae and lateral-line scales, as well as having the tip of pelvic fin reaching beyond anterior edge of anus.[4]

Distribution

Albula virgata is known only from the Hawaiian Islands.

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References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Albula virgata" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
Whitehead PJP (1986) The synonymy of Albula vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) (Teleostei, Albulidae). Cybium 10:211–230
Randall JE, Bauchot ML (1999) Clarification of the two Indo-Pacific species of bonefishes, Albula glossodonta and A. forsteri. Cybium 23:79–83
Hidaka, K., Y. Iwatsuki and J.E. Randall, 2008. A review of the Indo-Pacific bonefishes of the Albula argentea complex, with a description of a new species. Ichthyol. Res. 55:53-64.

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[1] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Albula virgata" in FishBase. April 2006 version.

[2] Whitehead PJP (1986) The synonymy of Albula vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) (Teleostei, Albulidae). Cybium 10:211–230

[3] Randall JE, Bauchot ML (1999) Clarification of the two Indo-Pacific species of bonefishes, Albula glossodonta and A. forsteri. Cybium 23:79–83

[albula08-4] Hidaka, K., Y. Iwatsuki and J.E. Randall, 2008. A review of the Indo-Pacific bonefishes of the Albula argentea complex, with a description of a new species. Ichthyol. Res. 55:53-64.